READERS SPEAK: 'Sibal thinks he is smart and all Indians are idiots'

'This is another trick'

We had asked our readers for their opinion about the government's attempts to censor online content. An overwhelming number of readers condemned such a move and suggested that Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and his colleagues should focus on more important issues instead:

Chalapathi Rao Mudigonda: This is another trick which is being played by Mr Sibal and his colleagues to divert the attention of the people from burning issues such as farmers' suicides, the Lokpal Bill, rising prices.

What can these regulations and controls do? There must be some news for the media to engage the people and sell their pictures and news. The latest drama of Mr Sibal serves that purpose and nothing more.

Bhushan: The people in India are still struggling for food. Instead of looking at those issues, these politicians are wasting their time on these kind of issues.

By blocking posts in social media, people will not support the government. They should act for the country's progress, then people will automatically stop abusing them.

'They just have to do their jobs'

Sarkar: Internet users are mostly educated masses who speak their minds. Whatever comments the politicians get, it is a scorecard given by the educated public and earned by the politicos for their activities. We have nothing personal against them.

The government and Mr Sibal should change their image by example, not by supervision or censoring the media. They just have to do their jobs and the same public will shower praises on them.

Prasan D: Kapil Sibal wants to restrict social media. With all these restrictions, he feels that Jan Lokal type mass movements will not gather much momentum in the future.